Albeet ball



A. BALL.

(No Model.) l

BLOW.

Patented 'Jan-1,8, 1884.

Wz'ifnesses fnzfenqr ing the beam removed.

l 4o suitable clamping-bolts.

4 5 ward part.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT BALL, OF CANTON, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 291,667, dated January 8, 1884.

Applicationiiled April 24, 1882. (No model.)

` 5 invented certain new and useful Improvements in Blows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and eXact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this 1o specification, and to the letters and gures of reference marked thereon, in which Figurel 1 is a side view, showing part of the beam and standard cut away. Fig. 2 is a top view of the standard and jointer-arm, show- This invention relates to that class of plows in which the beam is firmly attached to the standard of a plow by means of a common clamping-bolt and the rear end of the j ointer- 2o arm recessed in the standard; and its nature consists in providing a standard to the lower or bottom portion of which are attached the mold-board, landside, and share in the ordinary way of attaching said parts; and in pro- 2 5 viding a recess in the upper end of thestandard to receive and securely hold the head of a common clamping-bolt, which will be more fully explained hereinafter; and in providing a semicircular recess in the top or upper end 3o of the standard and on the front portion of said standard.

The beaniA isof the general form used in the manufacture of wood-beamed plows. The standard E may be made of cast or malleable 3 5 iron, or of wrought iron or steel, as may be desired, the top or upper end of which is provided witha cap,which may be cast or formed with the standard; orf it may be made separate and attached to the standard by means of The top or upper end of thestandard E is provided with a recess, C, and is in the forni shown in Figs. l and 2. 'Ihe opening in the rear part of said recess is wider than the openingl in the forrIhe forward part of said recess C" is partially closed by the shoulders or flanges D. The forward portion of said standard E, is provided with a convex semicircularrecess to receive and hold the rear end of the jointer-arm F, which arm is provided with a semicircular recess corresponding in size to the convex semicircular recess in the standard E and fitting in said recess. rIhe jointerarm F may be made of the same material as the standard E, the forward part of which is provided with aprojection which rests on the clamp G. The jointer may be cast or formed with the arm, or it may be made separate and attached in the ordinary manner. The bolt B may be a common clamping-bolt, the head of which is passed into the recess C when it is moved forward, so as to` bring the head of said bolt under the shoulders or flanges D,

where it is passed through the beam A, as

shown in Fig. 1, and the beam and standard securely held together by means of said bolt B.

I am aware that wood beams have heretofore been attached to standards by means of a eonnectingbolt; but the connecting-bolts heretofore used in plows of this class have been cast or formed with the standard, or the standard provided with a projection, either upon the rear or forward portion of the standard, which projection is provided with a suitable opening for the passage of a connecting-bolt.

It will be seen that the manner in which I attach the connecting-bolt to the standard forms a much neater and safer attachment than either of the old ways.

It will also be seen that by the manner in which I attach the jointer-arm to the standard and the beam I am enabled to adjust the jointer laterally, as may be desired in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 'Ihe standard E, provided with the recess C, shoulders D, and semicircular recess K, in combination with the jointer-arln F, provided with a semicircular recess, J, and arm H, substantially as and for the purpose set` forth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT BALL.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. MACK, AUGUsT W. WEBER. 

